1909 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1909 in Nordic music.

Events

• 23 January – The first performance of Jean Sibelius's Night Ride and Sunrise takes place in St Petersburg, and reception is hostile.
• 13 February – Sibelius conducts a performance of Finlandia at the Queen's Hall in London, UK.
• unknown date – Composer Armas Järnefelt becomes a Swedish citizen.

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Wedding March
• Kurt Atterberg – Scherzo and Adagio for string quartet
• Erkki Melartin – Lyrik I, Op.59
• Carl Nielsen – De unges Sang, CNW 291
• Jean Sibelius – String Quartet in D minor (Voces intimae)
• Christian Sinding – Serenade No. 2, Op. 92

Popular music

• Jean Sibelius – "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt" ("Julvisa"), setting of lyric by Zacharias Topelius

Births

• 11 January – Gunnar Berg, Swiss-born Danish composer (died 1989)
• 10 February – Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk music composer (died 1988)
• 21 March – Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (died 1988)
• 14 October – Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (died 1979)
• 18 October – Jan Wølner, Norwegian classical pianist (died 1991).
• 18 November – Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (died 1980)
• 15 December – Randi Heide Steen, Norwegian operatic soprano (died 1990)
• 20 December – Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer and teacher (died 1996)

Deaths

• 7 May – Joachim Andersen, Danish flautist, conductor and composer (born 1847)
• 19 July – Leopold Rosenfeld, Danish composer and singing teacher (born 1849)
• 22 July – Oscar Byström Swedish composer (born 1821)
• 10 November – Ludvig Schytte, Danish composer, pianist and teacher (born 1848)
• 4 December – Christian Teilman, Norwegian organist, pianist, and composer (born 1843)

See also

• 1909 in Denmark
• 1909 in Norwegian music
• 1909 in Sweden

References